28.10.2005 17:00 3. BSE case in Austria Vienna (BGF) - which to Federal Ministry for health and women communicates the positive BSE findings of cattle from the district Salzburg environment. It concerns thereby the 3. BSE case of cattle held in Austria. The two past cases were determined in December 2001 in Lower Austria and in June 2005 in Vorarlberg. After slaughtering the investigation accomplished by routine with each animal resulted in to 27.10.05 a BSE suspicion. The meat of the cow concerned as well as the battle bodies that before it and thereafter slaughtered cattle were guaranteed. Thus it can be guaranteed that of it no meat could arrive into the grocery chain. The slaughterhouse in Salzburg, in which the positive cattle were slaughtered, was immediately cleaned correctly and disinfected. So that for the consumers no risk exists. Today further tests in the national reference laboratory AGES/Moedling resulted in a confirmation of the BSE suspicion. The cow "Jacotte" was born in November 1992 in Switzerland, drawn up on a small grassland enterprise with 13,5 hectars and sold 1993 to Austria. All 33 cattle held at the enterprise were killed; male cattle, born in the Jaenner 2005 were in another enterprise and due to the positive findings of the dam in accordance with the legal regulations were likewise gekeult. The investigation of the animals on BSE, killed in connection with this case, takes place in the AGES. The results will be present at the beginning of next week. Further inquiry reference: CBM for health and Mrs. Ministerbuero likes Christoph Hoerhan Tel.: ++43 1 711 00/4379 mailto:christoph.hoerhan@bmgf.gv.at http://www.bmgf.gv.at *** OTS ORIGINAL TEXT UNDER EXCLUSIVE CONTENTWISE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUSSENDERS *** OTS0216 2005-10-28/17:00 http://www.bmgf.gv.at/cms/site/news_einzel.htm?channel=CH0089&doc=CMS1130512059801 TSS